CRIME DATA COMPARISON PAPER –Murder Rate According to the FBI Unified Crime Report for 2009‚ there were 385 murders in that year. The total population for Detroit in 2009 was just over 951‚000. (The Neighborhood Scout‚ 2009) In Minneapolis‚ a city with about one-half the population of Detroit‚ the number of murders was 47. Not only is the population less than Detroit‚ the murder rate 6 times lower than Detroit. Here you can see that population seems to play a role in the amount of murders for these
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Federal Prison Comparison Paper John T. Marchbanks CJA/234 02 August 2011 Robert Major Federal Prison Comparison Paper Each individual prison‚ whether it is at the state or federal level‚ portrays a set of specific characteristics. Traits such as an individual’s social standing‚ crime record‚ and severity of offense have played a role in assigning these characteristics for centuries. A prime example of this ideal can be seen in the sentencing’s of such offenders as Martha Stewart‚ Ivan
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and tooth to ensure that the natural resources are conserved‚ the rate of pollution reduced and highly encouraged “cooperative conservation‚ innovation‚ and new technologies” (Shafie 77). He advocated for natural resource conservation by putting policies in place that will serve to protect the natural resources. For instance‚ in ensuring that no air is polluted‚ he gave out orders and restrictions on industrial pollutants that would serve to pollute the air‚ on forestation; he gave orders on elimination
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amount of juvenile offenders in ranches and camps has also dropped. Not only that‚ but the amount of teen pregnancies have decreased‚ and the amount of children living in poverty has improved. These are all a result of changes made within the corrections system. I think it is essential that other states learn from what the probation departments in California have done. They are proving that their new proactive approach is making differences both within the system‚ and within the community. If these
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Abstract This public health policy paper will discuss and outline the Affordable Care Act (ACA) as well as barriers and controversies surrounding the policy and its relevance in nursing profession. The ACA will eventually affect everyone. Statistics reflecting United States health outcomes have proven the need for the initiation of policy formation within the United States healthcare system. “In March 2010‚ President Obama signed into law a comprehensive health reform‚ the Patient Protection and
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Development of Corrections Justin Miltenberger CJS/230 9/16/2012 Frederick Waltz 1. What reforms did Elizabeth Fry lobby for the early 1800s? How have women’s prisons changed? Fry had formed the ladies society that would reformate the female prisoners. To this day female prisons are a lot like the male prisons now they have increased security‚ more training‚ and special housing to deal with the ones who are violent. 2. What are the three basic arguments established in the 1800s
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thinkers in the broader historical and epistemological context of their times. I shall present the main concepts of their theories and their methodologies. Then in an attempt of comparison‚ I will spot similarities and differences between them and summarize the sociological research strategies‚ which are coming from their ideas. In the concluding part of this essay‚ I will argue that Social Facts and actions are useful conceptions for the study of social phenomena‚ but Historical Materialism‚ provides
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of their sex. The institution‚ if found guilty may lose funding and or pay fines for violations. Using the policy analysis model‚ in American Social Welfare Policy: A Pluralist Approach‚ on page 29 I will discuss the Title IX law and how it applies to transgender students and their demands and rights to be accepted as the gender they identify with. Historical Background of the Policy Historically speaking women were the 2nd class citizens‚ along with the African Americans and
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believe. You may think that this is something that just happens at this day in age‚ but this occurs everywhere and has occurred over time. This is called historical bias. This paper will investigate ways to avoid historical bias‚ how historical bias may affect how we think about our past‚ and other examples of historical bias. First‚ avoiding historical bias may be hard but it is not impossible. There are many things one can do to make an accurate decision or even a compromise of all the stories and
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Chapter 15: Historical Research Answers to Review Questions 15.1. Define historical research. Historical research is the type of research that examines past events or combinations of events to arrive at an account of what has happened in the past. 15.2. Why would a person want to conduct historical research? Historical research is conducted to • Uncover the unknown‚ • Answer questions‚ • Identify the relationship that the past has to the present‚ • Record
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